PERFORMANCE AT RED BAY HOSPITAL

Critical Access Hospital in Red Bay, AL 35582

Performance: Timely and Effective Care - Process of Care Measures

RED BAY HOSPITAL
211 Hospital Road Red Bay, AL 35582
Phone: (256) 356-9532

The measures of timely and effective care at Red Bay Hospital show how rapidly patients received recommended treatments known to get the best results for certain medical conditions. The timely and effective care measures (also known as “process of care” measures) indicate the percentage of patients who received timely treatments for common conditions, serious medical conditions or surgical procedures. These quality measures only apply to patients for whom the recommended treatment would be appropriate.

The data and graphs below compare applicable quality measures with state and national averages. Notice that small differences between different hospitals wont necessary indicate a material difference in the real world.

Heart Attack Care

The heart attack quality measures show how often or how quickly hospitals follow the best practices for the treatment of heart attacks which scientific evidence suggests might get the best results for people with certain common heart conditions.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Time to ECG	34 minutes Measure: Time to ECG This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 22. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Average time from ER arrival to ECG for patients with chest pain or possible heart attack. ^[3] A lower time to ECG is better.
Aspirin at Arrival	100% Measure: Aspirin at Arrival This heart attack or chest pain measure is based on a sample size of 22. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Percentage of patients with chest pain or possible heart attack who received aspirin within 24 hours of arrival or before being transferred out of the emergency department. ^[3] A higher percentage is better.

Pneumonia Care

Pneumonia is a lung infection that might be by caused by a bacteria or a virus. If the cause of pneumonia is bacterial, hospitals will treat the infection with the appropriate antibiotics.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s)	67% Measure: Pneumonia Patients given Antibiotic(s) This pneumonia measure is based on a sample size of 12. Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Percentage of patients with pneumonia who received an initial antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours consistent with current guidelines. A higher percentage is better.

Preventive Care

Hospitals play a key role in promoting and educating patients about preventive services like immunizations, screenings, treatment, and lifestyle changes the preventive care measures shows how well hospitals are providing preventive services in their communities.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Patients Flu Immunization	98% Measure: Patients Flu Immunization This preventive care measure is based on a sample size of 65. Sample data was collected between 10/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Percentage of patients assessed and given influenza vaccination. A higher percentage of vaccinated patients is better.
Healthcare Workers Flu Immunization	91% Measure: Healthcare Workers Flu Immunization This preventive care measure is based on a sample size of 127. Sample data was collected between 10/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination. A higher percentage of vaccinated workers is better.

Footnotes:

[3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.